Competitive
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early 19th century: from Latin competit- ‘striven for’, from the verb competere (see compete), + -ive.
wiktionary
From compete + -ive.
etymonline
competitive (adj.)
1826, "pertaining to or involving competition," from Latin competit-, past participle stem of competere (see compete) + -ive. Meaning "eager to compete, aggressive, ambitious" is by 1977. Related: Competitively; competitiveness.